由于财政赤字,包括旧金山在内的加利福尼亚城市面临严重的预算削减或增税。 California cities, including San Francisco, face severe budget cuts or tax hikes due to financial deficits.

加州城市和学校因入学率下降、联邦补助金到期和费用上涨而面临巨大的预算缺口。 California's cities and schools are struggling with significant budget gaps due to declining enrollment, expiration of federal grants, and rising costs. 旧金山新市长的目标是削减10亿美元的超支,以解决8.76亿美元的赤字问题。 San Francisco's new mayor aims to cut $1 billion in overspending to address an $876 million deficit. 地方官员面临的选择有限:他们要么可以实际削减开支,冒着学校关闭和裁员的风险,要么寻求增税,而由于生活费用高昂,选民可能不支持增税。 Local officials face limited options: they can either implement real spending cuts, risking school closures and layoffs, or seek tax increases, which voters may not support due to high living costs. 国家解决方案,包括借债和创造性会计等手段,只是推迟了财政危机。 The state's solutions, including using gimmicks like borrowing and creative accounting, have only postponed the fiscal crisis.